Point of Sale

LOC Store Management Suite's POS system is fast, flexible, safe and easy to use. It allows its users to manage all cash register transactions by providing greater control for store managers and owners. Developed by using a concept of independence between the server and point of sale (POS), the network guarantees continuous and safe cash register transactions.

The Features

LOC Store Management Suite, Point of Sale (POS) module has many features that provide various alternatives such as touch screen setup thru keyboard, interfacing to multiple debit/credit switch, gas pump interface, advanced customer loyalty and more.

High-volume retail outlets need a POS system with superior data handling capabilities. The LOC Store Management Suite Point-of-Sale system processes transactions quickly and efficiently. The combination of a local item file with an item file on every lane makes the POS system a virtually no risk solution.

Selling

  • Sell item by UPC, vendor code or alternate code
  • Scan random weight item by dollars or weight
  • Customer and item maintenance at POS
  • Cost plus for all specific customers
  • Fully customizable HTML page at POS
  • Search by description or sub-department
  • Programmable and sorted receipt
  • Mobile POS
  • Support unlimited alternate codes
  • Sell by department or sub-department
  • 100 programmable finalized keys
  • Price modification at the selling stage
  • Programmable flip charts for item search
  • Numerous filters for item search
  • Manager access card (bar code or magnetic stripe)
  • Bar code printed on suspended order for easy recall
  • Graphic images of items and departments
  • Price verification function, including weight readings and tax included
  • Completely meets the operating requirements of 24-hours stores
  • Rain check printing
  • Support encoded cost entry
  • Support automatic bottle link
  • Support automatic environment fees
  • Quantity entry before the item or at any time after
  • Currency exchange
  • Price modification of any previously registered item
  • Scroll back to any line for modification
  • 4 tax rates
  • VAT tax supported (tax inside the price)
  • Print stub receipt on not found items
  • Print bar code on suspended transaction receipt
  • Web and local advertising on customer screen
  • Web and local advertising on save screen
  • Fully programmable receipt
  • Print summarized or detailed savings on receipt
  • No end of day (EOD) close out required
  • Layaways management
  • Layaways registration
  • Layaways payments
  • Change language displayed depending on cashier
  • Gas sales registration

Discounts

  • Multiple percent discounts
  • Multiple dollar discounts
  • Item discounts
  • Proportional discounts
  • Global discount (with discount ability itemizer)
  • Point discount

Coupons

  • Store coupons scanned and keyed
  • Vendor coupons scanned and keyed
  • Vendor coupons compulsory item matching
  • Double coupons (or any factor)
  • Triggered coupon printing
  • Electronic coupons printed or given

Corrections

  • Cancel last item
  • Cancel previous item
  • Cancel complete transaction
  • Cancel old transaction
  • Line correction
  • Refund key
  • Refund mode
  • Void item

USA features

  • Food stamp support
  • Support WIC only sale
  • Support WIC and non-WIC sale
  • Support up to 8 WIC flags

Security

  • Login using optional passwords
  • Multiple sessions on the same register
  • Operators can modify their passwords at the till
  • Age verification
  • Minimum and maximum limit on each function
  • Minimum and maximum for complete transaction
  • All menus are adapted to operator's access level
  • Control each function by user level
  • Automatic lock
  • Electronic journal tracking (in XML format)
  • Cashier monitoring
  • Customer photo id displayed
  • Cash limit in drawers, with alarm

Programming

  • Support any programmable keyboard
  • Touch screen operations fully supported
  • Full screen operations without menu and header
  • Product creation and modification from POS
  • Customer account creation or modification from POS
  • Completely flexible setup of the screen layout, including colors and size
  • Unlimited number of screen layouts
  • Full support for dual monitors with different layout displayed on both

Networking

  • Each lane can runs with its own independent database
  • Mailbox system to allow clean communication between the lanes and the server
  • Multi terminals suspend/resume
  • Same user login on many registers can be stopped
  • Real time access to the customer balance
  • Customer accounting and balance can be queried from remote head office database
  • Customer database can be located on POS, Back office or Remotely

Interface to Catalina; interface to electronic gift certificate (Givex); interface to Loyalty Lane

LOC Store Management Suite application uses a relational database (MS-SQL), therefore allowing simplified operations and offering analytical tools that are both fast and precise. The database's structure is built using data warehouse architecture. 

Renting

LOC Store Management Suite has re-engineered its  rental module to provide a central-based rental tool.  The system permits its users to rent and return at any lane, everything is centralized on the server making it easy to manage.

PIN number for each customer is part of the rental module to control access to customer's accounts. In addition, the new feature can be configured to behave in two different ways: video rental or equipment rental. Depending on the type of items you rent, videos or equipment, the system behavior will be different. Both renting methods can be used within the same system.

Specifications

  • Scan or enter code to rent items
  • Unlimited serial numbers
  • Flexible renting rates
  • Flexible renting periods
  • Configurable return hour
  • Automatic charge on late returns
  • Multiply reports available at the POS
  • Reports of late returns
  • Centralize database
  • Video and Equipment rental
  • Search by description for fast inquiry
  • Programmable late fee
  • Return mode for faster processing
  • Customer pin support
  • Warning for late return and Charge fee
  • Late fee payable on the spot or charge to the account
  • Printing label for your rental with copy number
  • Multiple promotions patterns available

Bank Integration

LOC Store Management Suite includes a flexible payment interface to a variety of partner payment systems. Support for credit, debit, gift card and frequent shopper provides the payment options businesses need to thrive.

Specifications

  • Hot interface at registers
  • Management menu: batches closing and report printing

LOC Store Management Suite Interface to the following banks:

  • Caisse Populaire
  • Bank of Montreal
  • Concord
  • Scotia Bank
  • Royal Bank

Other POS Interface

  • Interface to Catalina
  • Interface to electronic gift certificate

Ticketing

LOC Store Management Suite offers more control on selling and printing tickets. Compatible with the TEC B472 ticket printer, our system uses configurable ticket templates which display the emission date and time as well as the ticket duration with the date and time limit. A bar code is also printed to control access to the site simply by scanning the ticket.

Specifications

  • Print Ticket valid for one hour, half day, a week and more
  • Ticket templates customizable
  • Bar code for controlling the access to site
  • Reprint damaged ticket
  • Integrated with LOC Store Management Suite's frequent shopper feature
  • Restriction to avoid operator mistake
  • Interface with TEC B472 ticket printer

Hardware

LOC Store Management Suite designed tools to interface to all the major players in the scanning, scaling, display and printing industries and is compatible with all peripherals available on the market. Electronic signature and Electronic Check Conversion (ECC) are new trends that we have integrated into LOC Store Management Suite which is an important added value to the POS system.

Specifications

  • Supports receipt and normal printers simultaneously
  • Supports multiple drawers
  • Supports check print and check endorsement
  • Supports bitmap header on receipt printer (Epson and IBM)
  • Supports single cable scale scanner (Magellan)
  • Supports direct or OPOS drivers
  • Supported OPOS devices: CashDrawer, POSPrinter, CustomerDisplay, Scanner, Scale
  • Supports Casio hardware
  • Supports NCR hardware (including DynaKey)
  • Supports IBM hardware (4694)
  • Ingenico Signature Capture (E-Touch 1000)
  • Epson Transcan and ProofPlus (ID Scanning)
  • Items are shown as you sell
  • Use for Debit/Credit
  • Customer picture display
  • Keep the electronic signature in the EJ
  • Adverting

Software SMS Brochure

LOC Software Point of Sale Brochure